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Noun: armor plating  'aar-mur 'pley-ting
Usage: US (elsewhere: armour plating)
  1. Specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
    "The tank's armor plating deflected most of the incoming projectiles";
    - armor plate [US], armour plate [Brit, Cdn], plate armor [US], plate armour [Brit, Cdn], armour plating [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: plate, scale, shell

Encyclopedia: Armor plating